{"id":2391,"date":"2020-11-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/vlogs\/virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-evaluating-debriefing-performance-to-sustain-success\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:19:59","slug":"virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-evaluating-debriefing-performance-to-sustain-success","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-evaluating-debriefing-performance-to-sustain-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Leaders Meet Total High Performance: Evaluating &#038; Debriefing Performance to Sustain Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/crusaders-session-treated.png);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Nov 16, 2020                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Videos<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Virtual Leaders Meet Total High Performance: Evaluating &#038; Debriefing Performance to Sustain Success<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/coaching-development-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coaching &amp; Development<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/summit-session\/\" rel=\"tag\">Summit Session<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-evaluating-debriefing-performance-to-sustain-success\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-evaluating-debriefing-performance-to-sustain-success\/&#038;text=Virtual Leaders Meet Total High Performance: Evaluating &#038; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><p>Both Scott Robertson and Stuart Lancaster have enjoyed repeat success with their respective teams in rugby union.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson recently claimed a fourth straight Super Rugby title with the Christchurch-based Crusaders in his native New Zealand, while Lancaster enjoyed a third Pro14 championship with the Dublin-based Leinster.<\/p>\n<p>To kick off day one, the duo discussed how sport\u2019s shutdown at the start of the pandemic brought them together when Lancaster reached out to Robertson to discuss the idea of a virtual game between two of rugby\u2019s best teams that took the form of coaching conversations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They settled upon four sessions, once a week for a month, with all the coaching staff and analysts present and the programme took the following format:<\/p>\n<p>Week 1 \u2013 Leinster led with their success factors and challenges; the evolution of defence in the northern hemisphere.<br \/>\nWeek 2 \u2013 The Crusaders followed up with their critical success factors and challenges; the evolution of attack in the southern hemisphere.<br \/>\nWeek 3 \u2013 Leinster laid out how they would prepare to attack the Crusaders.<br \/>\nWeek 4 \u2013 The Crusaders coaching staff illustrated how they would attack Leinster.<\/p>\n<p>Leinster involved 10 of their senior coaching and high performance staff but the given the opportunity afforded by the Irish lockdown, they invited the players to be involved in beating these hypothetical opponents when there was no immediate prospect of playing any time soon. Players were encouraged to work in their position groups to assess their opponents and devise strategies.<\/p>\n<p>The process illustrated the value of openness, sharing and different learning styles. Such facets have not always come naturally to New Zealand rugby. That began to change some years back and, in 2018, Robertson pulled some strings to hire former Ireland and Munster fly-half Ronan O\u2019Gara as his assistant coach [O\u2019Gara is currently the Head Coach of La Rochelle in France].\u00a0 The Irishman brought diversity of thought, built relationships, and developed trust with the playing group and, through his work on game management and ability to share stories of his experiences, was able to bring greater line speed and aggression to the Crusaders\u2019 game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you just need confirmation from someone else or somebody to suggest a different way,\u201d says Robertson. \u201cIt saves you hours of watching video, to get a reference point or a checkpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col visibly-hidden col--flex-align-right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":2392,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[22,33],"pathway":[],"topic":[],"sport":[],"class_list":["post-2391","vlog","type-vlog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching-development-performance","category-summit-session"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Virtual Leaders Meet Total High Performance: Evaluating &amp; 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